Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday said that he has provided N3.5 billion to resume work on the abandoned Trans Warri-Ode Itsekiri road.

Okowa who disclosed this at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), campaign rally in Warri said the aim was to further boost economic activities in the oil-rich region.

Addressing the mammoth crowd, the governor said the 3 Kilometres multi-billion Naira project was abandoned by the contractor, Setraco Construction Company because the previous administration owed it N8.8 billion.